And not a particularly endearing characteristic at that. I did ask you not to bother with philosophical clap-trap.
Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas
At 5:05 PM -0700 16/4/09, Chris Doss wrote:
>"Not being able to breed with a cat" is not the defining
>characteristic of "being a dog."
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>> Bill Bartlett wrote:
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>> > No, its easy. Among other things humans are
>> distinguished by the ability to breed with each other. We
>> can't breed with kangaroos, or even other apes. Any more
>> than kangaroos can breed with crocodiles.
>> >
>> > That is absolutely defining.
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